Hat-fastener.



PATENTED SEPT. 12, 1905.

J. J. SMITH. HAT FASTENER- APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1905.

Inventor.

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HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1905.

Application filed May 26, 1905. Serial No. 262,472.

To a whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES J. SMITH, a citizen of the United States. residing at Enid, in the county of Garfield, Oklahoma Territory, have invented a new and useful Hat-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat-fasteners, and has for its object to provide certain new and useful improvements whereby the device may be conveniently fitted to hats of different sizes and the combs or pins readilymanipulated to thrust the same into and withdraw them from the hair of the wearer.

The present device has been especially designed to overcome certain defects exhibited in my prior device patented June 2]., 1904, No. 763,215, and in particular to avoid connecting the guides or carriers for the combs or pins and at the same time to effectually maintain said guides or carriers in their proper positions within the hat without liability of displacement thereof.

W'ith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described,shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an underneath perspective view of a hat having the hat-fastener of the present invention applied thereto, a portion of the lining of the hat being broken away to disclose one of the pin or comb guides. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the hat-fastener removed from the hat. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the combs or pins. Fig. 4 is a similar view of one of the comb-carriers.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in each and every figure of the drawings.

Referring at first more particularly to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that the present device includes a supporting-band made up of semisections 1 and 2, formed of individual pieces of spring-wire with the corresponding ends overlapped and terminally twisted into loops or eyes 3, slidably embracing the other section, whereby the band-sections are telescopically connected and may be drawn together and extended to diminish and increase the size of the band. At diametrically opposite points upon the band are combcarriers 4., and upon each carrier is a comb 5. As these carriers and combs are duplicates in construction a description of one serves for the other. Each comb-carrier is in the nature of an arched metallic plate having its longitudinal edges turned inwardly over the convex top or outer side of the carrier to form overhanging flanges 6, which cooperate with the body of the carrier to constitute guideways which are open at the free end of the carrier. For sake of lightness a longitudinal slot 7 extends throughout the greater portion of the back of the carrier. The flanged edges of the carrier are projected beyond the outer end of the body of the carrier and provided with spaced perforate bearing-ears 8,

through which pass the adjacent overlapped.

portions of the supporting-band. A spur or tongue 9 is cleft from the back of the carrier between the outer end thereof and the slot 7. The comb or pin 5 is split or bifurcated longitudinally, so as to divide the same into a pair of yieldable prongs or teeth 11, which are slotted throughout the greater portions of their lengths, as shown at 12, and in these slots are received the inner members of the pairs of cars 8, the comb or pin lying between the supporting band and the flanges 6, so as to prevent displacement of the comb or pin from the carrier and at the same time to permit of the comb sliding readily in the guideway formed by the flanges, so as to house the comb when not in use. The rearorouterend of the comb is reduced and extended, as at 13, with the outer extremity of the reduced portion bent to form a lip 1%, which constitutes a linger-piece for withdrawing the comb from the carrier. 'hen the comb has been withdrawn until the forward ends of the slots 12 engage the cars, which are received in the slots, the comb may be tilted so as to bring its forward extremity below the rear end of the body of the carrier and then pushed forwardly, as shown at the right-hand side of Fig. 2, to thrust the comb into the hair of the wearer.

In practice the draw-string of the lining of the hat is loosened and the lining turned out of the hat, whereupon the device is fitted within the crown of the hat with the base-ring adjacent the intersection of the crown and the brim, said base-ring of course being adjusted to snugly lit the interior of the hat and the combs adjusted upon the base-ring in accord- IIO ance with the manner in which the hair of the wearer is arranged. The lining is then returned into the crown of the hat and the spurs or tongues 9 are worked through the lining and then bent back against the cases, so as to fix the latter to the lining. The finger-pieces 14 are worked through the lining at its connection with the lower edge of the crown of the hat, so as to permit of the combs being drawn outwardly, as indicated at theleft-hand side of Fig. 1. hen the device is fitted in the hat, all portions of the device with the exception of the ends of the finger-pieces 14L are entirely covered and concealed by the lining of the hat, while at the same time the fingerpieces are accessible 'to permit convenient withdrawal of the combs from their cases preparatory to thrusting the same into the hair of the wearer. It-will here be explained that the comb carriers or cases are previously turned around the supporting or base band, so as to twist the overlapped portions of the band-sections, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2, which applies a spring-pressure to the carriers with a tendency to force the latter outwardly, whereby the carriers \vill'always be held in snug engagement with the crown of the hat without any tendency to drop clownwardlyagainst the head of the wearer.

In using the device each comb is withdrawn from its case or carrier until the extremity of the prongs or fingers 11 clear the rear end of the carrier, whereupon the comb is tilted and thrust inwardly through the lining of the hat into the hair of the wearer, whereby the hat will be conveniently and effectually secured upon the head. It will of course be understood that the combs are always thrust through the same holes of the lining in each repeated use thereof. hen the hat is taken off, the combs are of course returned into their cases or carriers, so as to be protected when not in use.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that the present device is entirely complete in itself and may be fitted to a hat with out any material change or alteration therein. Moreover, as the carriers are entirely independent of one another they do not present a rigid bridge or arch across the head of the wearer, but are independently yieldable, so as to automatically accommodate themselves to the head of the wearer, and thereby avoid discomfort.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A hat-fastener comprising a supportingband, independent diametrically opposite comb-carriers mounted upon the band and capable of swinging thereon independently of one another and combs mounted upon the carriers and capable of being thrust into the hair of the wearer.

' 2. Ahat-fastener comprising asupportingband having lapped intertwisted portions constituting a spring, a comb-carrier mounted upon the intertwisted portion of the band and subject to the spring tension thereof, and a comb mounted upon the carrier and capable of being thrust into the hair of the wearer.

3. A hat-fastener comprising aband having overlapped portions which are intertwisted to form a spring tension, a carrier having bearing-eyes receiving the overlapped portions of the band and subject to the tension thereof, and a comb mounted upon the carrier and capable of being thrust into the hair of the wearer.

4. A hat-fastener comprising a supportingband made up of sections having their end portions overlapped and intertwisted to form spring tensions, carriers mounted upon the respective intertwisted portions of the band, each carrier having an eye snugly receiving the adjacent intertwisted band portions and subject to the tension thereof, and combs mounted upon the carriers and capable of being thrust into the hair of the wearer.

5. A hat-fastener comprising a supportingband made up of sections having their ends overlapped and telescopically connected to permit adjustment of the size of the band, the overlapped portions being intertwisted to form tension devices, carriers having bearing-eyes snugly receiving the adjacent intertwisted band portions and subject to the tension thereof, and combs mounted upon the carriers and capable of being thrust into thehair of the wearer.

6. A hat-fastener comprising a supportingband having overlapped in tertwisted portions forming a tension device, a carrier having its edges turned inwardly to form guideways with said flanged edges projected at the rear end of the carrier and formed into bearing-eyes snugly receiving the overlapped portions of the band and subject to the tension thereof, and a comb'having two longitudinally-slotted teeth slidably carried in the guideways with adjacent eyes of the carrier received within the slots of the teeth to prevent entire separation of the comb from the carrier, said comb capable of being withdrawn from the guideways and thrust into the hair of the wearer.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES J. SMITH.

Witnesses:

WV. WV. BRENNAN, i/V. P. LIGHTFOOT. 

